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Sing along with the accompanying CD-ROM following four children from different countries, each going through their early morning routine and getting ready for school. Each picture tells of the different ways of life in Europe, Africa, India and China.

La Lección de August Literature Kit™, Spanish

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Discover the truth behind the saying, never judge a book by its cover, with this tale about identity. Develop higher-level critical thinking skills with the use of Bloom's Taxonomy. Demonstrate understanding by describing Auggie's experience in the cafeteria on the first day of school. Apply understanding by Interviewing fellow students about what they thought of the novel. Use these reviews along with a blurb of the book to create a new version of the back cover. Analyze details from the text to explain why Auggie changes his mind about going to school. Evaluate the characters by offering explanations to their actions. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

About the Novel:
Wonder is the heart-warming tale of a young boy's struggle and acceptance through middle school. August Pullman is not like every other kid. He was born with a rare facial deformity. Because of this and his constant trips to the hospital, Auggie was always homeschooled. That's about to change as he enters middle school for the first time. Things start off rocky as the other kids stare at him, avoid touching him, and even bully him. But Auggie perseveres and manages to make some friends. What's more, he actually really enjoys going to school. Slowly, Auggie manages to tear down the walls at his school and becomes just one of the kids. By the end, he has not only survived middle school, but overcome it. Wonder is a story of one boy's identity and showing how normal he truly is.

Carry Along Book & CD, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

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Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, have a very important job. They dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for big city skyscrapers-- the very symbol of modern industrial America. But with progress comes new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as a hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save MaryAnne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, as well as old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity. This Read-Along Book and CD Favorite includes a paperback edition of the book and a compact disc in a newly designed reusable package.

The 100+ Series™: Life Science

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Life Science for grades 5 to 8 is designed to aid in the review and practice of life science topics. Life Science covers topics such as classifying animals, plant and animal structures, life cycles, biomes, and energy transfer. The book includes realistic diagrams and engaging activities to support practice in all areas of life science.

The 100+ Series science books span grades 5 to 12. The activities in each book reinforce essential science skill practice in the areas of life science, physical science, and Earth science. The books include engaging, grade-appropriate activities and clear thumbnail answer keys. Each book has 128 pages and 100 pages (or more) of reproducible content to help students review and reinforce essential skills in individual science topics. The series is aligned to current science standards.

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Pancakes for Breakfast

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On a cozy winter morning, a little old lady wakes up with a craving for pancakes. She pulls out her recipe book and this wordless picture book by the award-winning Tomie dePaola humorously follows her every step and misstep along the way. Newly reformatted in a delightfully larger size.

Missing ingredients and mischievous pets create one humorous complication after another for a little old lady determined to make pancakes for breakfast in this larger-sized, color-enhanced edition of Tomie dePaola's wordless picture book classic. Pancakes for Breakfast is a Common Core exemplar text for Grades K–1.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Paperback

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In a rhythmic alphabet chant, all the letters race one another up the coconut tree. Young readers and their parents can joyfully recite the familiar rhythmic refrain.

El Ratoncito de la Moto Literature Kit™, Spanish

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Enjoy this story of friendship and adventure, which is a new version of family vacations.Have your students think and make predictions before and after you read questions. Answer opinion questions to establish the reading. Understand the difficult words that will be used in the book. Use evidence from the novel to discover why Ralph liked bikes so much. Have the students describe an exciting adventure in which they participated. Create new idioms such as "silent as a mouse". Identify in a flow chart the problems that Keith finds, and how it leads them to find a way to solve each problem. In accordance with your State Standards and written Bloom's Taxonomy, also include additional crossword puzzles, word searches, comprehension tests and a response key.

About the Novel:
Meet Ralph, the boisterous and reckless mouse who lives at the Mountain View Inn. During a vacation, Keith Grindley brings his bike, and through the hole in the mousetrap, Ralph falls in love with her. They make friends and share the bike. Ralph is involved in many entertaining situations. While looking for an aspirin for his sick friend, Ralph is caught by two teachers. Finally, Ralph runs away and finds an aspirin and brings it to Keith. Now that Keith's family vacation is coming to an end, he wants to bring Ralph home with him. However, Ralph wants to stay in the pension, since that is his home. Keith gives the bike to Ralph so he can enjoy it when they both take separate paths.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 3-D Storybook

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These classic storybooks represent some of the finest children's literature available. Each set includes the book plus carefully selected sets of charming objects to help young students retell and re-enact these wonderful stories in their own words.

Carry Along Book & CD, Three Little Pigs

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The familiar tale of the three little pigs and the wolf who huffed and puffed is now presented in this book-and-CD package. Full color.

Curious George® and the Firefighters

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While on a field trip to a fire station with Mrs. Gray's class, Curious George goes off on his own and is soon at the scene of a fire, where he finds a way to be helpful.

Carry Along Book & CD, Is Your Mama a Llama?

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A baby llama named Lloyd asks his animal friends, such as a koala, a kangaroo, and a bat, if their mothers are llamas like his. In rhyming verses, each animal explains which mother they belong to, and by turning the page, readers can see a picture of each creature's mother. Color illustrations accompany the text.

The Family Under the Bridge Literature Kit™, Grades 3-4

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Expose your students to the hardships of poverty and the power that comes with family. Multi-leveled questions and prompts will have students digging deeper while making connections. Investigate the setting to determine what is already known about the historic country of France. Explain what is ironic about Armand's words to the pigeons. Recall what was read by completing a paragraph from the novel with its missing words. Predict what will happen with the children's request to Father Christmas after a cliffhanger. Research information on Provence, Saint Sara or the Tournelle Bridge and create a report with interesting facts on these places mentioned in the novel. Complete an analysis of the novel, detailing the conflict, setting, point of view and theme, among others. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: The Family Under the Bridge is a Newbery Honor winning story about the Calcet family—a mother and her three children—who end up living under a bridge on the Seine River. Here, they befriend the carefree Parisian hobo, Armand. When two nosy women appear at their makeshift home, and it appears that the authorities have been summoned, Armand takes the family to live with a community of gypsies. Here, they are befriended and their relationship with the old hobo deepens. After promising the children a new home for Christmas, Armand decides his only option is to seek employment, and he manages to get a job as the caretaker of an apartment building, which offers the family a place to stay. Here, they determine to live as one big family, with Armand serving as the grandfather the children never had.

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